Physical Design Engineer II (IC)

US-CA-San Jose, California Until 9/20/2026 7+ years exp First posted July 22, 2026 Last posted July 22, 2026
Job description

Position:

Physical Design Engineer II (IC)


Job Description:

Job Responsibilities:

  • Execute synthesis, PNR, and STA for assigned partitions of ASIC chip adhering to strict schedules and design goals.
  • Work closely with architects, RTL designers, and DFT engineers to resolve implementation and signoff issues across your blocks.
  • Help close EM/IR, drive LEC and physical verification signoff for your partitions in coordination with methodology owners.
  • Partner with the design team to proactively identify and address potential physical design challenges, enabling efficient iteration and convergence.
  • Contribute to the refinement of other implementation and physical design methodologies, encompassing synthesis, place and route (PnR), electromigration and IR (EMIR), power delivery network (PDN), and logical equivalence checking (LEC).
  • Troubleshoot flow issues and collaborate with EDA vendors to resolve them as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 7+ years of hands-on experience in physical design and implementation, encompassing synthesis, PnR, timing convergence and physical verification.
  • Proficiency in utilizing Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools such as Innovus, Tempus, and Quantus, as well as a deep understanding of physical design flows and methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 7+ years of experience in physical design roles and related activities.
  • Proven ability to adhere to tight schedules and implement low-power design techniques.
  • Experience in System-on-Chip (SoC) design and implementation.
  • Expertise in sub-7nm node technologies.
  • Familiarity with industry-standard EDA tools and their capabilities.
  • Strong scripting skills in TCL to develop custom flows and methodologies on standard EDA tools from Cadence/Synopsys.

Annual Hiring Range/Hourly Rate:

$87,400.00 - $165,000.00

Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level. The pay ratio between base pay and target incentive (if applicable) will be finalized at offer. 


Location:

US-CA-San Jose, California (eInfochips)


 


Time Type:

Full time


Job Category:

Engineering Services

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About this role

Summary

Perform physical design, signoff, and troubleshooting for ASICs using EDA tools.

Job title

Physical Design Engineer II (IC)

Experience level

7+ years

Minimum experience

7+ years exp

Industry

technology

Location requirements

San Jose, California; remote work not specified

Salary

$87k–$165k

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

EDA toolsInnovusTempusQuantusphysical design flowstcl scripting

Preferred skills

low-power designsystem-on-chipsub-7nmindustry-standard EDA toolstcl scripting

Specializations

physical designASICsynthesisplace and routetiming convergence
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

San Jose, CA, USA

Work arrangement unknown City